Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Walker <neil@×××××××.nu>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 10, 100, or 1000mbps uplink?
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:44:27
Message-Id: 4A60B877.2010601@ep.mine.nu
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] 10, 100, or 1000mbps uplink? by Grant
1 Grant wrote:
2 > I'm about to sign up for a new remote dedicated system and I'm
3 > wondering if I should spring for the 100mbps or 1000mbps uplink
4 > upgrades from 10mbps? Is there a test I can run to find out? I'm
5 > running a lightweight website with maybe 300-400 visitors/day
6
7 10Mbps should be fine for that. Actually, most companies provide 100Mbps
8 as the lowest now. I use RapidSwitch. http://www.neiljw.com is one of
9 several websites running on a 100Mbps connected server there. It has
10 coped very well with 10,000+ hits per day.
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12
13 Be lucky,
14
15 Neil